Country House
Malmesbury, United Kingdom
8.7
Whatley Manor
A Cotswold-stone manor outside Malmesbury pairing ambitious tasting-menu dining with twelve acres of gardens and a soothing spa.
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The Directory
Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A theatrical 17th-century mansion below Arthur's Seat, all velvet, candlelight and roaming peacocks, minutes from the Royal Mile.
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Placencia, Belize
Francis Ford Coppola's Balinese-built beach village on the Placencia peninsula, where thatched villas open straight onto Caribbean sand.
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Paro, Bhutan
COMO's serene hillside retreat above the Paro valley, pairing Bhutanese architecture with Shambhala wellness and expert-led Himalayan adventure.
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Oracabessa, Jamaica
Ian Fleming's Jamaican estate turned barefoot-chic resort by Chris Blackwell, where James Bond was written and the lagoon does the entertaining.
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Balestrand, Norway
A family-run wooden grand hotel on the Sognefjord since 1877, painted by artists and patronised by emperors.
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Medlow Bath, Australia
A flamboyant 1904 escarpment hotel strung along a clifftop above the Megalong Valley in the Blue Mountains, revived after a lavish restoration.
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Narberth, United Kingdom
Pembrokeshire's standard-bearer for Welsh luxury: an 18th-century house in 26 acres with craft-filled interiors and the Fernery restaurant.
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Megève, France
A hamlet of rescued centuries-old alpine farmhouses reassembled above Megève, birthplace of the Sibuet family's rustic-chic style and Pure Altitude spa.
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Aitutaki, Cook Islands
A 27-bungalow boutique resort on Aitutaki's western shore, the Cook Islands' most polished front-row seat on one of the world's great lagoons.
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